Bankruptcy Chapter 13 lawyer change

Yes. There's nothing in the Bankruptcy Code that requires a debtor to keep the same counsel. Just make sure that the two lawyers communicate and...

How long is my automatic stay in a Ch 13 case filed within one year of receiving a Chapter 7 Discharge.

Under Section 362(c)(3), the limitation of the automatic stay to 30 days only applies to bankruptcy cases that were dismissed. So no, so long as...

New car during Ch 7 Bankruptcy

So long as the car was purchased for you *after* the date of the filing of the bankruptcy petition, the car will not become "property of the...

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Can they make me pay

There is in Massachusetts a six (6) year statute of limitation from the date of last payment on a credit card. Therefore each time you make a new...

When my ex filed chapter 13 he listed me. I filed an opposition to his extension for time and it was posted as part of the case

Whether you must be included in a chapter 13 plan is a function of whether your former spouse owes you any pre-petition arrears on a "domestic...

Actually there is no "statute of limitations" as you think about it. Under section 541(a) of the Bankruptcy Code all of the property interests that...

Is a person in their fourth year of chapter 13 bankruptcy insulated from getting sued ?

A chapter 13 case will only insulate the debtor from prepetition debt. Therefore unless the debt was incurred with a wrongful act taken by the...

IF A CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY GETS DISMISSED BEFORE ANY OF DEBTORS MONEY IS DISBURSED TO CREDITORS CAN THE DEBTOR GET A REFUND?

So long as there has not been a confirmed chapter 13 plan, if you voluntarily dismiss the chapter 13 case (which is your right under section...

I just receive a letter stating my chapter 13 was closed but not discharge. that I didn't get my certification of eligibility in

This is not an uncurable problem. What you need to do is complete a pre-discharge "financial management" course. They are available online. You...

What does the Appellate Court/Judge expect in a brief on the appeal by Appellant in a Chapter 13 Petition which was denied?

If the bankruptcy court judge denied confirmation of your chapter 13 plan, it may *not* be an appealable final order, based upon a recent US...